Often confused with the British-born comic actor J. Pat OMalley, who is the better remembered, silent dramatic film star Pat OMalley had an enduring career that stands on its own. He was of solid Irish-American stock, born in Forest City, Pennsylvania, in 1890. A one-time railroad switchman, he also had circus experience by the time he discovered an interest in movie making. He began with the Kalem Studio in 1913 and appeared in a few Irish films before signing on with Thomas Edisons company in 1914. The following year, he married actress Lillian Wilkes, and three of their children, Eileen, Mary Katherine, and Sheila, would become actors as well. His brother Charles OMalley was a sometime actor, appearing in westerns on occasion. His first identifiable film is The Alien (1913). He began freelancing in 1916 and from then on, appeared in scores of silents as both a rugged and romantic lead, some classic films being The Heart of Humanity (1918), My Wild Irish Rose (1922), and The Virginian (1923). He did not age well come sound pictures, and he was quickly relegated to supporting parts. He appeared in hundreds upon hundreds of bits (mostly unbilled) until 1956, when he retired. He died a decade later.
Sergeant (uncredited)
Film 1949
Mr. Wilson (archive footage)
Film 2019
Pat Patrick
Film 1933
Roger Sterritt
Film 1915
Philip Logan
Film 1923
Howard Metcliffe
Film 1923
Police Officer
Film 1935
Daley
Film 1932
Tom Benham
Film 1925
Lawrence Mayne
Film 1923
Sheriff A. W. Brown
Film 1931
Capt. Grayson [Ch. 1]
Film 1935
Detective (uncredited)
Film 1934
Lafe Armstrong
Film 1932
Officer Murphy (uncredited)
Film 1941
Hugh Graham
Film 1917
Third Officer (uncredited)
Film 1936
Lon Burt
Film 1934
Gregory Compton
Film 1927
Townsman (uncredited)
Film 1952
Man
Film 1931
Deputy Driver (uncredited)
Film 1939
Actor (uncredited)
Film 1939
D.J. McCarthy
Film 1929
Prison Guard (uncredited)
Film 1937
Van Avery - City Editor
Film 1932
Sawyer (uncredited)
Film 1953
First Drunk
Film 1935
Sergeant Detective W. J. Bender
Film 1932
Burke
Film 1932
Det. Bob Larkin
Film 1933
Patrick O'Malley
Film 1925
Bank Guard (uncredited)
Film 1949
Pat McQuade
Film 1915
Bullock
Film 1939
Clancy
Film 1918
Bob
Film 1932
John Craig
Film 1934
Cpl. John Emerson
Film 1917
Robert Browne
Film 1923
Detective Agency Official
Film 1933
Cop (uncredited)
Film 1938
Doc Blaine
Film 1956
Charles Newton
Film 1930
Lem Pritchard
Film 1940
Lt. Brant
Film 1921
Policeman Pat O'Hoolihan
Film 1933
Officer Ryan
Film 1933
Kirk Connelly
Film 1920
Mining Engineer
Film 1935
Jimmie O'Grady
Film 1918
George Brady
Film 1924
Roy Beardsley
Film 1924
Mr. Howard
Film 1941
Man Outside the Club (uncredited)
Film 1952
Detective Sgt. Tommy Glennon
Film 1929
Police Officer (uncredited)
Film 1937
Police Officer Jordan
Film 1935
Joe - Lansing's Assistant (uncredited)
Film 1936
G-Man
Film 1936
AMI Chief
Film 1939
Patrick Callahan
Film 1936
Seated Pub Sailor
Film 1935
Guard Cooper
Film 1939
Detective Norris (uncredited)
Film 1947
Second Convict Custodian on Train (uncredited)
Film 1939
Boyle, Policeman with Kerrigan (uncredited)
Film 1936
Immigration Officer Tom Wilson
Film 1936
Ship's Officer
Film 1936
Policeman in Car
Film 1938
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Film 1954
Captain (uncredited)
Film 1939
Intelligence Service Man
Film 1939
Conductor (uncredited)
Film 1939
Frank Williams
Film 1930
Cleveland Official (uncredited)
Film 1939
Mike Mulvaney (uncredited)
Film 1939
Sheehan
Film 1939
Police Guard (uncredited)
Film 1939
Film 1944
Police Sergeant
Film 1939
Bailiff (uncredited)
Film 1939
Neighbor
Film 1939
Jailer (uncredited)
Film 1939
Policeman
Film 1939
Minor Role
Film 1940
Laboratory Technician
Film 1940
Politician (uncredited)
Film 1949
Police Sgt. Rollins (uncredited)
Film 1934
Pat O'Malley - Pago Pago Patron
Film 1936
Politician (uncredited)
Film 1942
Film 1932
Mr. Dugan Sr.
Film 1941
Tenant (uncredited)
Film 1963
RCMP Sergeant
Film 1939
Pilot (uncredited)
Film 1933
Editor Gunnigan
Film 1940
Jury Member (uncredited)
Film 1940
Express Man (uncredited)
Film 1940
McCarey
Film 1932
Townsman
Film 1938
Joe Brown
Film 1926
Ship's Mate
Film 1936
Fire Captain
Film 1940
District Attorney
Film 1931
Reporter
Film 1931
Dan Burke
Film 1941
Conductor (uncredited)
Film 1942
Petie Stuyvesant (as J. Patrick O'Malley)
Film 1942
Police Detective in Alley (Uncredited)
Film 1944
Yerkes
Film 1939
Guard (uncredited)
Film 1942
Conn, The Shaughraun
Film 1922
Detective (uncredited)
Film 1942
Prison Guard
Film 1940
Cop (uncredited)
Film 1940
Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
Film 1940
Policeman (uncredited)
Film 1940
Guard (uncredited)
Film 1940
Laborer (uncredited)
Film 1940
Captain Taylor
Film 1940
Bartender
Film 1940
Steve
Film 1923
James McDonald
Film 1925
Policeman (Uncredited)
Film 1937
Cop
Film 1943
Ames
Film 1932
Dr. Strong
Film 1932
Police Chemist Crandall
Film 1942
Postman
Film 1944
Fermoy MacDonough
Film 1924
Jack North
Film 1920
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Film 1941
Film 1931
Coroner
Film 1942
Construction Worker (uncredited)
Film 1941
Patrolman
Film 1940
Guard Killed in Library
Film 1943
Prison Interne
Film 1933
Bucky O'Harra
Film 1923
Cop
Film 1942
Policeman (uncredited)
Film 1940
Jim Bowers
Film 1943
Irish-American in Montage (uncredited)
Film 1943
Jim Morgan
Film 1931
Film 1915
Jimmy
Film 1917
Patrolman (uncredited)
Film 1936
Grand Duke Sergius of Russia
Film 1926
T. Caraway Dodge
Film 1920
Dick Hale
Film 1926
Film 1921
Film 1925
Bill Pendleton
Film 1924
Kern Thodes (early chapters)
Film 1919
Hugh Edwards
Film 1924
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Film 1950
Federal Agent (uncredited)
Film 1935
Roark (uncredited)
Film 1935
Citizen (uncredited)
Film 1948
Film 1915
Doorman
Film 1953
Richard MacTavish (as Patrick O'Malley)
Film 1919
Deputy Ed Myers
Film 1931
Purser (Uncredited)
Film 1936
Mike Kildare
Film 1924
Film 1915
Jailhouse Lieutenant with Capt. Johnson (uncredited)
Film 1939
Conductor (Uncredited)
Film 1952
Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
Film 1944
Sybil Vane
Film 1916
Fireman (Uncredited)
Film 1932
Rush Thompson
Film 1922
Plainclothesman (Uncredited)
Film 1933
Chester Framm
Film 1920
Priest (Uncredited)
Film 1944
Tim Sullivan
Film 1933
Detective Brady (uncredited)
Film 1933
Charley Stewart (uncredited)
Film 1950
Deputy Marshal (uncredited)
Film 1949
Dot Moran
Film 1932
Purser (uncredited)
Film 1949
Charlie Turner
Film 1918
Kent B. Wurst
Film 1918
Irishman
Film 1937
Tv 1955
Bowen
Tv 1959
Tv 1956
Wardrobe Attendant
Tv 1955